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Morning coffee race.
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I like the way Schwantz does corners with his head up. He's 5'11" tall, kinda tall for MotoGP.
Listed at 5'10, but I think that's generous. Stood right next to him at a bar in Monterey during the WSB weekend in '98, I'd guess more like 5'8"-5'9". Still above average for a GP rider.
That was an amazing race, remember watching it back then, probably on Speed Vision? Somewhere buried in a box I've got it on VHS tape.
It maybe that the other riders are shorter as rich mention's. There was a rider in WSB named Reuben Xuas rode for Ducati who seemed rather tall. Fun to watch crawl all over the bike. In the above Suzuka race, the layout of the track, is very technical. A straightaway that is probably 2 cars wide at the entrance to a turn turns into 1 car wide. couple of blind corner hills. I enjoy where Schwantz or Rainy are setting up passes 3 corners before the actual pass. that season had all manufacuters in contention with great riders. New MotoGP is just not like that any more
Marco Simoncelli was an even 6' and was GP250 World Champ in 2008.
Of course with the hair he was 6' 4'.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeD0GeVw-9A
Of course with the hair he was 6' 4'.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeD0GeVw-9A
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That's a man cave pic! I started watching the whole year (93) good viewing.
In memory of Irish Road Racing… if the TT is never to be held again.
The TT is confirmed for 2023
Dont drink to much coffee for this one. Lots of season long drama for this one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbKlR2TXpn0
I'm thinking of trying that this year, my G trailered down there, so I won't worry if me or it breaks.
The calm "how to demeanor" & what to expect at particular places on the circuit is rather shocking how pedestrian he makes it sound.
Big grid... I counted 33 of them 
Some peeps race on rainy days; I'm not gonna try it.
Lean angles are high. Racing starts about 1:50 mark.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=UoutlZK4WBo&si=EnSIkaIECMiOmarE
https://youtube.com/watch?v=UoutlZK4WBo&si=EnSIkaIECMiOmarE
I'm not a dirt biker but I have a YZ250F (4-stroke) dirt bike that has around 2000 studs in a set of tires. On glare ice, it is a absolute riot to drive. Spring ice which has been frozen, melted and refroze has so much traction you run out of a place to put your inside leg. When it loses traction you stay on the gas and push up with your sliding foot until it hooks up again. I would lay out road race type courses from tracks I ran on. Going only to the left gets a little old after awhile. When done in the spring, my street bike riding improved due to all the winter debris on the roads. Not that I'm sliding, no way I'm pretty slow on the street, but it took away the "pucker factor" and helped in getting back in your groove.
